"When I meet a man who can hold his own beside me," he said with slow deliberation, "then I'll change my opinion of myself. Fathers and Sons
So long as man remains free he strives for nothing so incessantly and so painfully as to find some one to worship. The Karamazov Brothers
By the sensuous, the flesh, Christianity understands selfishness. A conflict between spirit and flesh is inconceivable unless there is a rebellious spirit on the side of flesh, with which the spirit then contends; similarly, a conflict between spirit and a stone or between spirit and a tree is inconceivable. Works of Love
"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves." The Analects of Confucius
Quotes